could becoming to a school for special needs students in baltimore. live with that story coming up. >> relimbous leaders are speaking out hours after a same sex marriage bill will be introduced. their argument over adem, eve and steve. >> and you are fed up. tonight like a bedspread on the 23rd floor we will peel off the hidden hotel fees. >> and a school tells a teen to stay in his house until he gets a haircut. >> they are some of the most at risk children and tonight there is a proposal that could bring changes. >> it's a gym. we have 180 students with issues from cp to down syndrome, three to 21, all in a building off north charles. they have new neighbors. he talked to some of those who may be moving in with him.

>> reporter: when they pitched their idea. it's not easy, to make it to an evening meeting. >> it's tiring. it can be exhausting but it's a joy. >> reporter: he has cp and seizure disorder. he has found a home at ridge. >> right now i feel it's safe, a wonderful environment to raise a special needs child. the education is great and it'll add more problems to the school. >> reporter: it's a plan to move a grade level of students from west townsend into the building. west townsend opened with much fanfare in the fall of 2010, promised as a solution to severe over crowding in the townsend area but it was designed for 451 students and now has 517.

the county's projections show it could grow beyond 700 with in ten years and that's why moving a class into the building just a few yards away is so pealing to officials, many parent who heard plan don't agree. >> we want school the -- here it is, several years later and you want this it -- you are breaking a promise that was already made. >> reporter: they are worried about the impact of losing classroom space and other resources. the principal said he doesn't believe his school would be negatively affected. >> we would take a look at working together with our staff and looking at what's best for children as part of their safety as well as their instruction. >> reporter: but parents say already have enough to worry about and hope the school system can find another solution. >> i really don't want them to could it. i think they would stay as they are. >> reporter: some of the normal over crowding options aren't

available here. there isn't a lot of space outside of west townsend elementary so they would normally try to bring in the trailers, that's not an option here and moving students to to another building not an option because pretty much all of the schools over crowded. they hope to put in the change this fall so time is running short. they will listen to input from parents from west townsend. abc 2news. >> we have new video out of the airport. we had a small jet veer off the runway at the airport, two people on board this airplane. the jet went off the runway onto the grass. it didn't affect flights leaving or coming. and we had a two alarm fire tonight near the race course. firefighters say this home in

the 5400 block of maple avenue in the intersection of avondale was empty. they saw a lot of smoke on the first and second floor. nobody was hurt and the fire is still under investigation at this hour. >> route 40 at 272 is bakeapple but it was shut down for hours earlier. state police are looking for four people who attempted to steal a john deere tractor. once they were seen, found the jump -- jumped in the back of the truck and found one in the bed they crashed through the gate onto route 40 when they broadsided another car. the man in the bed of the truck was ejected died. the others ran away. >> this could be on any street in baltimore. a car jacked up with someone doing repair job underneath and just before five today a car fell on top of a man. this is in owing's mills. police continue to investigate this accident tonight.

>> update to a story we have been following several days on abc 2news. on thursday we told you about a body found at the bottom of a 20-foot well. tonight police say that man was shot in the head. lenny harris was a community activist, the 53-year-old was found on thursday. he had been admitsing since september. police are working to pinpoint when he died. >> several hundred religious leaders don't give their blessing for same sex marriage and tonight they held a rally to tell the governor what they thought about it. cheryl connor back from annapolis with the latest. big rally. >> reporter: it was. it's the night before the first committee hearing on the same sex martial bill. the governor has provided an exepps for religious leaders but they lined up to protect traditional marriage ♪ [ music ] how great is our god.

♪ [ music ] . >> reporter: tough words put god against the governor. >> today i stand here not as a coward. >> reporter: the words and the signs point to a comment made last week. the first lady said cowards caused the same sex marriage bill to fail a year ago. later she said she regrets her word choice but the message in annapolis went beyond name calling. leaders from many religions believe lawmakers don't have the right to change what they say the bible says about marriage, one man, one woman. even if the bill allows them to opt out. >> never in human history has marriage been defined as between two women, never. who has the right to redefine it? >> reporter: a minister is in the minority here tonight, so much they has put his own life on hold until maryland legalizes same sex marriage. >> i'm in a relationship with a woman. decided we won't legally get married until it's legal

because we know the people are people. that's what my father taught me. people are people. >> do your job. >> reporter: a job they believe should not change the beliefs held since the beginning of time. >> adam and eve. adam and steve, no. >> reporter: in the debate begins tomorrow at one in a senate committee. supporters think it'll move through the senate, trouble they say could come on the house side. cheryl connor. >> another hot topic in the legislature this session. something that affects all of us who drive. the governor's proposal of a draft tax. the 6% tax would be put in over a three year period. the governor said he wants to get rid of the sales tax exemption on gas. the money would be earmarked for transportation. on the radio he said the state's gas tax hasn't kept up

with the inflation. the republicans believe the gas tax would put an added burden onto struggling residents. >> weather wise, quiet, we have had breezy conditions earlier today. its been traditional january temperatures, not severe but low 40s typical this time of year. the radar all clear tonight. passing cloud cover on the satellite view statewide but no precipitation from the clouds and it temperature wise a crisp night, two above freezing in baltimore. below freezing in frederick and 37 in easton. through the day tomorrow, here comes the start of a huge change. last day of january, 20 degrees above average, we are going toward 606789 the question how long can this hold up? we will answer that? . >> a doctor charged with 9 murder of five fetuses wants the charges thrown out. why? because they didn't die in maryland. they died in new jersey.

his license is a jersey license after -- they say he would start second trimester abortions in new jersey and then have patients drive themselves to a clinic in cecil county. lawyers are argue he shouldn't face charges because of the drugs given in new jersey and that they were removed here in maryland. in december, double happiness that buses you from baltimore to new york was ordered to stop because of safety violations, our camera caught them still running out of baltimore. then a cease operation order came out and they were still running this past friday night. now the city of wilmington has locked down the company. the if hes say this company is dangerous. >> a union of three friends ended in tragedy just north of davidson in a horrible crash. there are car was going westbound, they crashed into another car killing autopsy three plus the driver in the

other vehicle. minutes earlier a series of callers had spotted the car traveling south in the northbound lanes of interstate 97. >> i just saw these lights, like wait a minute, is he on my received the highway. >> the three had gathered for a birthday. they were graduates, 18-year- old zach rhozes, 19-year-old britney walker, a nursing student ; and brianna franco. terry davis was driving the other car, the bmw. police are investigating to see if speed or alcohol was a factor. >> how about this? a massachusetts dentist accused of using paper clips for root canals. he now lives in crofton but he can't practice. the judge took his plea, lack of criminal record and a mental

health issue, giving him a one year sentence tommed by five- years probation. prosecutors say he was suspended in 2002 by medicaid by continued to file claims by uses other dentist names. >> the fur about to fly. >> all because of uggs. why they are being banned. >> a student kicked out of school because his hair was to long. wait until you find why he didn't wanta see a barber. . and we are fighting back tonight. why we have to pay for parking in a hotel when we don't have a car? hidden hotel fees when we come back.

. new it's possible you or your kid's have a pair of these in your closet. uggs. they are very popular, warm and at one school they are illegal. the school started a ban today. the reason, students were hiding cell phones in the boots

and sneaking him into class. they can wear them to school but they have to leave them in their lockers. >> want to introduce to you jt right here. his hair is kind of long. the michigan school that he goes to kicked him out because of the length of his hair. he had leukemia when he was a baby, he went through five- years of chemo and now at 17 he wanted to grow his hair long enough to make a donation to locks of love for other cancer patients. >> they are say thinking can't grow my hair out to give back to a cause they fought my whole life for. >> the school is holding firm in its decision but likely will call an emergency board meeting later this week. >> [inaudible] after their owner opened the gates and committed suicide? one of them died today.

the spotted leopard that was among six caught intaken to the zoom over the weekend he was hurt when a door accidently gate closed on him. workers said they had no choice but to put him down. in health news they are responsible for helping people get healthy. nurses, long hours may be putting them at ring for being overweight. that's it from a new study. more than half of the nurses surveyed were over weight. researchers blamed the lack of sleep saying people are more likely to eat poorly when tired. and doctors over weight are less likely to talk about weight with their patients. researchers at john hopkins looked at hundreds of primary care doctors and found only 18% of over weight doctors talked about losing weight with patients. about 30% maintaining a healthy weight talked about weight loss. >> let's talk act the consumer

alert. we have seen the tomat oh, s in cool shapes but i bet you never had one of these it. they are called black tomatoes. they are a cross between the wild and cultured ones. they want to market them to luxury hotels. no word on when or if they will come here. >> are you looking for a job? you may want to consider the federal government. a new government funded study shows federal workers make about 2% more than private sector workers. put in things like pension plans and health benefits and government workers get about 16% more. this is especially true if you don't have a lot of education. if you have an advanced degree, numbers show you make more if you avoid government work. and no matter where you work chances are you made more money last month. that's according to the commerce department. the numbers show incomes rose

in december by the most in nine months but instead of spending more people are saving more. >> are you fed up with the fees in first the airlines, they made headlines for charges thing that used to be free and then the banks. >> now we found out that hotels checking in on this too many we are working for you, how to avoid the hidden fees. >> reporter: frequent traveler karen gibson said she is fed up with hotel fees. >> i don't think it's fair sometimes. you are already paying high fees. >> reporter: she has been hit with fees to pay the safe, resort fees even if she didn't use the gym or pool, fees to get a faction and she said a daily parking fee even when she didn't have a car. >> i was upset. >> reporter: upset because she checked into the hotel and checked out with a much higher bill than she expected and it's happening more and more.

a new study estimates hotels expected to collect nearly a record high $1.8 billion from extra fees this year, that's up 100 million from last year. >> people are mad about the situation. >> reporter: ian ford said he has seen fees two star to five star, there are restocking fees ranges five to $15 for just opening the mini bar, not even taking anything. a belman charge even if you carry your own bags, a charge foration the air conditioner and a charge per coffee c aps ule. 25 to $125 if you ÷xwant luxury linen. >> passing down the cost, sometimes it's more expensive but they have to coast overhead. >> reporter: the hotel and lodging association said fees

are increation because the hotel industry has more properties and rooms available than ever before. hotels sometimes have to pay a third party to run the gym, operate the pool, provide internet. >> we like to give away as much as possible but economics are that somebody has to pay for it. >> reporter: experts say if you want to avoid the fees call the hotel when you reserve a room and ask what they charge extra for or check the hotel website. also some loyalty programs give breaks and if you don't like a fee try negotiating and say lue stay somewhere else if they don't budge. >> hotels charge for thing that used to be free because they can. the consumer hasn't complained yet. >> because they can. that was charlie reporting. make sure you check on your bill carefully at check out. it's easier to dispute when you are still at the hotel. that's what karen did and got

the parking remove from her bill. the charge. >> now, maryland's most powerful radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> all right. a pretty nice january night out there, crisp but really seasonable. many 34 degrees. wind is calm and that's after a breezy day at times. want to show you some of the scenery. we had very nice visuals. this is the new hd weatherbug camera and kent island look over at the western shore. the bay bridge to the right. western shore to the left and a beautiful finish. look at that suns. i love the red hu, es. townsend you know another fine finish to the day here. you just see a few high thin clouds, very dry air in place. maryland's most powerful radar showing all clear and that should hold up right toward the midlatter part of the week. temperatures statewide just

above freezing in baltimore, at freezing in york. you can see most of the area 30s to near 40. chilly but not frigid by january standards. marking the coolest day of the week. the mid40s we have for highs, we will add some 15 to 20- degrees for these, both tomorrow and again on wednesday. we have a huge surge of warm air and the air right dry out there. that will aid in a rapid warm up tomorrow because the very dry air heats and cools more quickly and so tomorrow we have a south breeze kicking n we will have widespread sun and that means highs even on the last day of january in the low 60s. little further south we could push toward the mid60s in spots like say davidsonville u you will probably be cool america lake shore. across the area, pretty quiet on the range. what little cloud cover you can see a few showers, maybe as

close as upstate new york, even in northern new jersey. we are just not seeing much. i think as we go in to the day tomorrow we will clear it out more. the clouds on the bottom edge a disturbance off to the north and after this passes toward daybreak we will be set for widespread sun. huge dome of high pressure. we have seen this before. however one difference here, there is a lot of much warmer air just opponent the back side of this high. as this drifts toward the beaches we will get in to the return flow on the back side of this and you can see tonight fair in the mid50s. places like memphis and nashville. the warmer air headed our way and precipitation wise not much headed our way. we are crystal clear through the day and as we go from tomorrow night into wednesday, the chance for a few showers but still a very mild day in the low to mid60s as most of the rain looks to pass just south of us and maybe a few showers lingering late as early thursday morning but the bulk of that looks like it'll pass

us. a few clouds overnight, breezy and chilly. tomorrow 62, mostly sunny, trending warmer, good day to get outside and enjoy it in the afternoon. 44 tomorrow night. and the seven day forecast here, looking ahead. seeing the same thing on wednesday with a better chance for showers and then into -- thursday and friday bit of a cool off in to the low 50s. still not bad. in to the weekend 40s so a bit of a reality check. may see rain around for the weekend. first days of february, not that bad. >> not that bad. >> feels like april. >> let's go out. >> it is what it is. >> all right. >> let's check in with bill to see what's coming up after the break. >> kelly, jamie on night line a successful executive and mother found strangled in the back of her car. the shock person of interest. and interviewing jonah hill. that is after the news at 11.

. all right. you will feel this mom's pain. a woman gave birth to a 13- pound 13-ounce baby boy without surgery and without an epidural. >> what? >> he was born thursday it. his mom has a history of large babies. 15 months ago she gave birth to a 12-pound boy. i think i'm having contractions. >> how big was taylor? >> 7 pounds. >> 25 pounds. wow. >> must not have been to bad. >> give me a 60-degree day.

>> all right. chilly night and that is going to be the situation overnight cold start in the morning. it'll not last. we are 40 by eight. and into the 60s by four and worth looking at again. the outlook, trending mild, the first days of february kind of end like a lamb here. so, there it is. enjoy it.

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gear, you put the oil onto shine it up, the vinegar to kill the shine. >> something she would say. >> thank you. >> have a good night. see you tomorrow.